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Our mighty sun bathes Earth in a tender glow. Reach overhead on a cloud-free, summer day, and it almost feels like you can catch a few of its caressing rays.

NASA scientists may collaborate on Russia's upcoming Venera-D mission to Venus -- which would include an orbiter and lander -- NASA officials announced last week.

Scientists are growing tomatoes in urine to feed future Mars astronauts.

Cloudy skies and high winds in Florida early Tuesday (March 14) forced SpaceX to delay the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the EchoStar 23 communications satellite, the company said.

Humanity has sent some fun and interesting things into space, like dolls, Legos and a soccer ball. But until now, that list hasn't included any commercially available crustaceans.

The company's insurance went from $13 million to $63 million in liability coverage. SpaceNews.com

President Donald Trump should increase NASA's budget and let the space agency keep working to send astronauts to Mars, former TV "Science Guy" Bill Nye said.

On Jan. 27, 2017, an Arianespace Soyuz rocket launched the Hispasat 36W-1 geostationary satellite into orbit for Spain's Hispasat. See photos of the launch here.

A recent presentation made at the NASA Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop outlined how the study of magnetic fields could play a pivotal role in the exploration of our Solar System and beyond. The post Exploring the ...

Canada's spaceport will be built by Maritime Launch Services near Canso, Nova Scotia. The post Canada To Get Its Own Spaceport appeared first on Universe Today.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 has set aside funding for NASA's proposed mission to Mars for the coming year. The post Trump’s NASA Authorization Act In All Its G...

Satellite 2017 visitors were surprised to see Kymeta Corp.'s booth in the prominent exhibit hall location traditionally reserved for global satellite fleet operator SES. SpaceNews.com

Today - Rodent Research-4: Over the weekend and continuing today, the crew performed Rodent Research operations, in coordination with ground specialists, collecting samples and stowing them in Minus Eighty Degree Celsius...

Nanosatellites and CubeSats may change the face of space exploration. The post Are You Ready For The NanoSWARM? appeared first on Universe Today.

This is one cosmically cool sax--and saxophone player.

A white dwarf star in the globular cluster 47 Tucanae circles a black hole twice per hour --

He profoundly changed how we think about space and time.

Warning: Graphic Imagery - A long dormant life-form from Mars lays waste to the International Space Station and has its 'eyes' set on Earth. The new sci-fi thriller 'Life' premieres on March 24, 2017.

Jupiter teams up with the moon and the bright star Spica tonight (March 14), forming a triangle configuration in the overnight hours to put on an eye-catching show.

Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: Bacteria from space

Russia's space agency on Tuesday announced a recruitment drive for young would-be cosmonauts who it hopes will become the country's first on the Moon. And women are welcome, an official stressed.

The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has now captured nearly seven years worth of ultra-high resolution solar footage. This time lapse shows that full run from two of SDO's instruments. The large orange sun is visible li...